Land quality changes following the conversion of the natural vegetation into silvo-pastoral systems in semi-arid NE Brazil - Wick, Barbara; Tiessen, Holm; Menezes, Romulo S.C. (Plant and soil, 2000)
Keywords: Agricultural soils; Agroforestry; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; beta-glucosidase; biogeochemical cycles; biological activity in soil; Biological and medical sciences; biomass; Brazil; Caatinga; canopy; Cenchrus ciliaris; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Fertility; Forest soils; forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Generalities; Grasses; Grasslands; Introduced species; Land management; land use; Natural vegetation; Nutrient status; Organic matter; Organic soils; Pastoralism; Pasture; Pastures; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; Plant species introduction; Prosopis juliflora; Savanna soils; semiarid zones; silvopastoral systems; soil enzymes; soil fertility; Soil microorganisms; Soil nutrients; Soil organic matter; Soil quality; Soil science; Soil surfaces; Soils; Spondias; Trees; Vegetation changes; Ziziphus; South America; Brazil; America; Grassland; Monocotyledones; Organic matter; Soil fertility; Soil quality; Natural environment; Gramineae; Semi arid zone; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Plant cover; Rhamnaceae; Anacardiaceae; Environment quality; Silvopastoral system; Enzyme; Cenchrus ciliaris; Biogeochemical cycle; Prosopis juliflora; Multipurpose tree; Microbial biomass; Conversion; Biological activity; Soil management; Leguminosae; Spermatophyta; Fodder crop